Shite in Miniature II

[ETCHY]

8 hours ago, FakeConcern said:

Found it

 

Can i ask, what's the book ?

Cheers 

[bunglebus]

6 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

it was a smidge disappointing to realise that this one just had some thin bubble wrap round it, which had done nothing to prevent the roof-mounted police light from punching through the box while in transit

Get on to them - they've apparently got very good customer service so will probably send you another box.

As you say, that casting went on and on - there's a yellow "Motoring Memories" one in the range of a similar age to the Max Wax

Even I'm not trying to collect them all

Ooh but this is nice

 

[FakeConcern]

36 minutes ago, ETCHY said:

Can i ask, what's the book ?

Cheers 

I think it's out of print and pretty expensive on ebay Amazon etc

It is really interesting though!

[flat4alfa]

17 minutes ago, FakeConcern said:

I think it's out of print and pretty expensive on ebay Amazon etc

It is really interesting though!

You could rent that out to a few on here!

 

[flat4alfa]

56 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Get on to them - they've apparently got very good customer service so will probably send you another box

@Datsuncog Yes, my Aston Martin had a paint defect.  I let them know and they sorted it, no argument.

[Datsuncog]

There's also an expanded second edition of the Great Book of Corgi, covering the later Corgi Classics era all the way up to 2010:

Again, not very cheap to buy but it's a tremendous resource... 492 pages all-in, and photos of pretty much every model produced during the Mettoy era (plus never-released prototypes and other goodies).

[bunglebus]

Entertainer are messing about with Matchbox prices. Last week everything was back to full price - now the more expensive stuff is reduced and the mainline ones are 3 for 2 like Hot Wheels 

[bunglebus]

15 hours ago, Jon said:

needless artwank

I really like that shot, how did you do it?

[quicksilver]

Hattons are having a sale, although a lot seem to be bargains in the sense of the Ebay Bargains thread. Has anyone else noticed how utterly random their pricing can be?
Take the Wallace Arnold Bedford OB, one of which I got from the market for £2. Three listings: one pre-owned with cracked paint, one pre-owned and factory sealed and more than 10 new, all at £4. Or three fire appliances: damaged = £14, good = £14, very good = £13. And £36 for a not particularly well repainted Britbus with bits missing doesn't sound very bargainous to me. Makes me wonder where they pluck some of these prices from and how they expect these things to sell.

[bunglebus]

I blame Datsuncog for this one. I'm sure this Cub has been in Oxfam for weeks 

[Datsuncog]

2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Entertainer are messing about with Matchbox prices. Last week everything was back to full price - now the more expensive stuff is reduced and the mainline ones are 3 for 2 like Hot Wheels 

Is that... Hitch & Haul sets down to £4?

Oooh... that's more like it.

Still not quite a bargain, but better than £8.

[flat4alfa]

Oh that's an attractive purchase!

Still want one.  Now it is achievable!

[FakeConcern]

The Corgi Polizei VW was a sore point for me as a kid. I'd seen the Safari Rally one in the catalogue and the local toy shop had it in the window, but they only ever had the Polizei one in stock for sale and of course in those days you where stuck with what the local shop had so eventually I handed over my pocket money for one of those.   I never really liked it and always wished I had the orange safari version and I'd still really like one (perhaps the CMC version).

[MiniMinorMk3]

Here's a nice looking '69 Dodge Charger from the Matchbox Collectables Muscle Car Collection. These are nicely detailed models that were made in the 1990's

And for extra Mopar B-Body action they did two 1070 Plymouth model, the GTX

When you look at the floors of the Dodge and compare it to the Plymouth it is totally different, so one is not modified to make the other.

and the Roadrunner (Meep, Meep)

But when you compare the two Plymouth models you can see that when they did the GTX they flattened the casting marks for the model name and number and replaced it with tampo printing. 

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

I blame Datsuncog for this one. I'm sure this Cub has been in Oxfam for weeks 

That's got potential to be a great BungleCustom™ build on BungleTube™

Only the screen would need adapting from something else as the rest of the glazing would be flat surface

Or maybe lop rear off to make a Pickup Cub

[flat4alfa]

20 minutes ago, FakeConcern said:

always wished I had the orange safari version and I'd still really like one (perhaps the CMC version).

£37.99

I only posted this to tease 😆

[FakeConcern]

20 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

£37.99

I only posted this to tease 😆

That "thanks" was ironic.

 

I looked it up earlier and decided I didn't want it that much. If I've waited over 50 years I can wait a bit longer for a cheaper one!

[bunglebus]

Smyths have reduced the price on the premium multipacks - sign says the German ones but it might apply to the Jay Leno ones too

[Datsuncog]

Mmm, nice.

https://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/products/land-rover-foxfire-land-rover-discovery-1-43ds1001

Not outrageously priced for the 1/43... and there's also an 00 scale version.

https://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/products/land-rover-foxfire-discovery-1-76ds1001

A smidge better than the Britains effort, anyway...

[sierraman]

1 minute ago, Datsuncog said:

Mmm, nice.

https://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/products/land-rover-foxfire-land-rover-discovery-1-43ds1001

Not outrageously priced for the 1/43... and there's also an 00 scale version.

https://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/products/land-rover-foxfire-discovery-1-76ds1001

A smidge better than the Britains effort, anyway...

The Britains one is absolutely terrible isn’t it! Especially given they were quite pricey.

[Jon]

6 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I really like that shot, how did you do it?

Glass side table back-lit with sunlight through the curtain! Put the lens right next to the curve of the glass, for some darkened foreground blurring.

I've been a bit lazy of late, only using my phone camera to take pics and using natural lighting. Will get back to the more labour intensive stuff one day.

[quicksilver]

4 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

That's got potential to be a great BungleCustom™ build on BungleTube™

Only the screen would need adapting from something else as the rest of the glazing would be flat surface

Or maybe lop rear off to make a Pickup Cub

Seconded, I'd be fascinated to see just how much that crude toy could be transformed into a decent model. I'm picturing it in a lairy 70s colour with full Molotow chrome detailing and riding on Rostyles or Wellers as a Scimitar-style sports estate and I reckon it'd look cool.

[bunglebus]

FFS I definitely wasn't* wondering if it would look good with custom paint, better wheels and some windows.

I hate you all

[bunglebus]

Did anyone do a buy on this very 80s Matchbox 911 from Mattel Creations today?

£25 + postage seems a bit much for a standard Moving Parts casting with funky paint and wheels

[andrew e]

Looks ace though, I’d buckle for a green one!

[bunglebus]

Still seeing the same mix of Matchbox everywhere (better than seeing none in Tesco I suppose). Meanwhile, somewhere in the world's getting mix 8:

[andrew e]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-65714184

[eddyramrod]

He should be on this thread!

 

[Datsuncog]

No new case Matchbox (or Hot Wheels) to be found in the local Tesco here:

Was quite excited to see the tubs filled to overflowing again, but careful sifting revealed nothing of any particular interest that we haven't seen many times over.

Ah well.

Meanwhile, I'm growing ever more convinced that someone at Sainsburys is using the Hot Wheels shelf for some ultra low-key trolling.

'Hot Wheels Single Diecast' says the shelf edge label.

Indeed it is. Just one single diecast.

There's only ever been one single diecast on the shelf the last three times I've been in.

Is someone having a (very quiet) laugh?

[Burnside]

On 5/24/2023 at 10:51 AM, Dick Longbridge said:

Love that. For added effect, it needs a pair of number plates printing and attaching. Ideally one of them needs to be on the wonk, too. 

Funnily enough, I was thinking about some registration plates and painting the rest of the side trim mouldings etc to match the Grey door.

As it's a European spec Sapphire in LHD, maybe some French or German registration plates?